Legal Opinion
American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees v. Woodward
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1969No. 19261PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The principal question raised on this appeal is whether public employees, discharged because they joined a labor union, have a right of action for damages and injunctive relief under Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983,1 against the public official who discharged them.2 The answer to this question turns on whether public employees have a constitutionally protected right to belong to a labor union.3
The District Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint on the grounds that it failed to allege facts constituting a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Atkins v. City of CharlotteDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1969
- Carter v. KurzejeskiCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Connecticut State Federation of Teachers v. Board of Education MembersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Local 858 of the American Federation of Teachers v. School District No. 1 in the County of DenverDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1970
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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